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Table 3 Consumer Price Index and major components
| (2002=100) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative importance1 | September 2009 | October 2009 | November 2009 | September to October 2009 | October to November 2009 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| % change | ||||||
| All-items | 100.002 | 114.4 | 114.9 | 115.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Food | 17.04 | 121.3 | 121.4 | 121.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Shelter | 26.62 | 120.9 | 121.2 | 121.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Household operations and furnishings | 11.10 | 107.7 | 108.0 | 108.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.36 | 92.7 | 93.4 | 93.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Transportation | 19.88 | 113.6 | 113.4 | 115.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Health and personal care | 4.73 | 113.6 | 113.0 | 113.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 12.20 | 103.4 | 103.7 | 103.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 3.07 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 131.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Special aggregates | ||||||
| All-items excluding food | 82.96 | 113.5 | 113.5 | 114.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| All-items excluding food and energy | 73.57 | 111.6 | 111.8 | 111.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| All-items excluding eight of the most volatile components | 82.71 | 112.5 | 112.8 | 113.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Core CPI3 | 82.71 | 113.9 | 114.2 | 114.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
2005 CPI basket weights at April 2007 prices, Canada: Effective May 2007. Detailed weights are available under the Documentation section of survey 2301 (www.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/index-eng.htm).
Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
The measure of Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) excludes from the all-items CPI the effect of changes in indirect taxes and eight of the most volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada: fruit, fruit preparations and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest cost; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuel; gasoline; inter-city transportation; and tobacco products and smokers' supplies. For additional information on Core CPI, consult the Bank of Canada website (www.bankofcanada.ca/en/inflation/index.htm).
